Let’s start by acknowledging that this whole early voting thing is going to mess with the Village 14 tradition of folks reporting how many ballots were cast at their ward at the time they voted on election day.
But here’s how you can vote early in Newton for that hotly contested race between Joe Kennedy vs. David Rosa, ballot questions and some other contest that’s slipping my mind at the moment.
- Newton City Hall – 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
Monday, October 24 through Thursday, October 27, 2016 8:30 am to 8:00 pm
Friday, October 28, 2016 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, October 29, 2016 Noon to 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 30, 2016 Noon to 5:00 pm
Monday, October 31 through Thursday, November 3, 2016 8:30 am to 8:00 pm
Friday, November 4, 2016 8:30 am to 5:00 pm - Newton North High School – 457 Walnut Street
Saturday October 29 & Sunday, October 30, 2016 Noon to 5:00 pm - Newton South High School – 140 Brandeis Road
Saturday October 29 & Sunday, October 30, 2016 Noon to 5:00 pm - Coleman House – 677 Winchester Street
Monday, October 24, 2016 1:00pm to 4:00 pm - Lasell Village – 120 Seminary Avenue (limited parking)
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 10:00 am to Noon - Falls at Cordingly Dam – 2300 Washington Street
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm - Golda Meir House – 160 Stanton Avenue (limited parking)
Friday, October 28, 2016 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm - Evans Park – 430 Cente Street
Wednesday, November 2, 2016 9:00 am to Noon
Once an early voter has marked their ballot, the voter’s ballot will be held at the City Clerk’s Office until Election Day and then be distributed to the appropriate polling location for counting.
The advantage in early voting is that voters will be able to vote their ballot on an expanded schedule and not be limited to voting just on Election Day.
Has anyone reading this voted yet? If so, share your experience and tell us why you decided to vote early.
I plan on going tomorrow night to city hall
Don’t you wish that every state, city and town had a voting setup like Newton’s.?
I received a regular constituent email update regarding city government matters this morning from Councilor Amy Sangiolo that contained a lot of great information but I was dismayed to read that “Once a voter has cast an early voting ballot, the voter may no longer vote at the polls on Election Day.”
Hardly seems fair, especially if they have bake sales at the polling place.
My husband, who’ll be out of town on election day, voted this morning at City Hall. No wait at all when he arrived just before noon, though a short line had started to form by the time he dealt with something else and left. According to a report on WBUR this morning, the early ballots are stored, unread, till election day and then are taken to their respective polling places. So does that mean they’re fed into the machines on election day and tallied along with the ones being cast there and then? It will be interesting to see how many people use this option and whether it affects overall turnout.
City Hall was hopping when I arrived late this morning. While there wasn’t a wait, every booth (about 10-12 are set up) was filled when I was there, with additional people signing in and leaving after having cast their ballot.
My college student/first time voter is coming home for the day on Saturday to cast his ballot. The weekend voting is a great addition.
When I voted this morning, there was a steady line. All the voting booths were full. It was quick and easy.